Qiao Baozhu looked at Shen Xiao in surprise, and for a moment she thought she had heard it wrong.
This is a military secret, how could she possibly guess it?
However, Shen Xiao felt that Qiao Baozhu was able to analyze the Corps' management problems in a very logical way, and might even be able to find other loopholes.
Seeing that Shen Xiao didn't seem to be joking, Qiao Baozhu calmed down and recalled it seriously.
In her previous life, she was devoted to being a good wife to Zhao Haiyang and worked hard to pave the way for his future. I didn't want to hear any news about the Corps and couldn't think of any useful details for a while.
However, the Corps and local farms share the same administrative region, and there are conflicts and disputes over some aspects of their jurisdiction.
There are corrupt and hegemonic parasites on the farm, and there are also such parasites in the Corps, or even more.
Thinking of this, Qiao Baozhu felt confident and met Shen Xiao's expectant eyes.
He asked tentatively, "Smuggling?"
Shen Xiao was sure of himself, as expected, smuggling was no longer a secret in Qingyan Mountain.
He didn't say anything, but looked at Qiao Baozhu approvingly and motioned for her to continue.
When Qiao Baozhu saw Shen Xiao's keen eyes and interested expression, she knew that she had guessed correctly.
"Take our cafeteria for example. Before I became the warehouse manager, I only cared about whether the food was good today, and I would find ways to be lazy if I could. After I became the warehouse manager..."
Qiao Baozhu looked at Shen Xiao meaningfully and laughed at herself.
"I would sneak back home after lunch every day, and our canteen manager and purchasing director acted as if they didn't see me. At first I thought it was a favor because I gave away two bottles of wine, but of course it was mainly because of you."
"Later I realized that they knew I was willing or unwilling to participate in the cafeteria supplies issue, so they deliberately did me a favor."
"I won't take a single cent from the government, so I won't help them to falsify the accounts. A large number of vegetables allocated by the government were stolen, robbed, drugged, or rotted before they entered the warehouse through my hands."
To be honest, Qiao Baozhu admires these people's courage. In this era, if someone is found to have embezzled public funds, exchanged public grain, or stolen public property to sell for money, it would be a serious crime.
If it happens during a severe crackdown, this will be the death penalty.
The fact that the canteen manager and the purchasing director dare to take risks shows that the leaders above them eat more.
"You are the warehouse manager. If there is any problem, you will be held accountable by your superiors. Although you were not involved, strictly speaking, you are guilty of failing to report the matter and committing serious dereliction of duty."
Shen Xiao reminded Qiao Baozhu with a serious expression that he could understand why she knew the truth but not reporting it, but he was greatly surprised that she would use this to blackmail him for half a day's work.
Qiao Baozhu sighed helplessly. She was the warehouse manager and no matter what she did, she would be implicated after the news broke. She must find a way to protect herself, stay away from trouble, and keep some skills for herself.
"You know, they are going too far. This batch of allocated grain is mixed with returned grain. Haha, the dignified Beidahuang State Farm is actually eating returned grain. If the people of the whole country knew about this, they would be furious!"
"I judge others by my own experience. I think our unit is like this, so your unit is not much better."
Qiao Baozhu told Shen Xiao that she bought light bulbs at the service center that day, that the waiter had prepared the light bulbs in advance, and that the manager of the service center had prevented the family compound from installing an electric meter box.
"From the incident with the manager of the service center and the coal we bought last time, we can see that some of the comrades in your logistics department are indeed seriously corrupt. By the same token, the hospital and the post office are not peaceful either. The post office loses a few small amounts at best, but if there is a serious problem, it is probably smuggled drugs."
After listening to Qiao Baozhu's analysis, Shen Xiao couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
"I knew you were capable, but I didn't expect you to have such sharp eyes. You have seen clearly the corruption of officials in the Qingyanshan area. My wife is really capable."
Qiao Baozhu's old face turned red and he lowered his head guiltily.
The fact that she could think of these things was entirely due to her experience in another lifetime.
After the Corps was abolished in the previous life, the Agricultural Reclamation Bureau was established based on the farm.
I thought the lives of the educated youth were getting better and better, but I never expected that Qiao Baozhu not only often had to eat returned grain, but even had to collect moldy grain.
Qiao Baozhu remembers that in 1978 and 1979, there was a period of time when people in the cafeteria ate black and green steamed buns all day long. Moldy grains turn black-green when steamed.
There were two major events in the late 1970s: the resumption of the college entrance examination and the wave of educated youth returning to the cities.
All the farm workers who were capable and had connections left, and the remaining educated youth could neither return home nor get into university.
I went to work with negative emotions, and I was not as supportive of my leader's assignments as before. What's more, the food in the cafeteria was particularly bad.
Many people vented their anger on the cancer on the farm and wrote letters of denunciation to the district and provincial governments to report the corruption on the farms.
The higher-ups received the complaint and vigorously eradicated a number of corrupt and authoritarian elements.
The General Administration has purged a number of cadres, and Qingyanshan Farm is in urgent need of young, capable and educated fresh blood to join.
At this time, Zhao Haiyang graduated and returned to the farm, and naturally became the most promising cadre of Qingyanshan Farm.
"That bastard Zhao Haiyang can enjoy the dividends of the times, but why should Shen Xiao, who is so capable, stay in the farm and work hard all his life without being able to leave Qingyan Mountain?
In terms of work ability, 10 Zhao Haiyangs are better than Shen Xiao alone. Under his leadership, Qingyanshan Farm became a nationally renowned agricultural base. It has created tens of thousands of jobs for the people of Qingyan Mountain.
An idea came to Qiao Baozhu's mind. The person who worked for the welfare of the people of the province in the previous life should have been Shen Xiao.
With her help, Zhao Haiyang successfully took sides, and by currying favor, giving gifts and playing power games, he got to a position that didn't belong to him.
Zhao Haiyang’s greatest political achievement in his life is Qingyanshan Farm, a national benchmark base for modern agriculture.
Qiao Baozhu thought about how she had hired reporters to hype up Zhao Haiyang's achievements and sent cameramen to follow him wherever he went. They formed cliques, colluded with others, and shamelessly replaced the fruits of others' labor.
When she thought of this, Qiao Baozhu's face felt hot.
It turns out that I had always known it in my heart, but I was blinded by power and money, and was unwilling to admit it and dared not face it.
Shen Xiao was forced to retire in the first half of his life because someone in the army did it deliberately. The person who took away his achievements in the second half of his life and occupied his life was Zhao Haiyang.
Qiao Baozhu is the driving force behind Zhao Haiyang.
It turned out that she came back to atone her sins, and she had to rectify the sins she committed in her previous life with her own hands.
So, they could have canceled the engagement gracefully and lived a happy life on their own.
But she insisted on changing her marriage without thinking, in fact, she consciously wanted to make up for it and save everything.
Everything fell into place, and at this moment, Qiao Baozhu understood everything completely.
"I understand that your mission is confidential and I shouldn't ask about it. But I want you to know that I can be your assistant. If you need to find out some information or do something, you can send me."
"Chen Xiao, I want to help you."
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